New York Police Department is responding to reports of an explosion at 42nd Street and 8th Avenue in Manhattan, it said in a Twitter post.
One male suspect is in custody, it added.
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The origin of the explosion is unknown, the NYPD said. The A, C and E lines of the New York subway are being evacuated currently, it added.
The New York City Fire Department has confirmed one non-life-threatening injury at the scene of the explosion, according to its official Twitter handle.
This is a developing story.